1956 VFL Round 7: Melbourne v Collingwood
This is the match report for the match played on 26 May 1956 between Melbourne and Collingwood during round 7 of the 1956 VFL season.
Melbourne hosted Collingwood at MCG.
Noel McMahen captained the hosts.
Neil Mann captained the visitors with Jack Hamilton as vice-captain.
The hosts were coached by Norm Smith and the visitors were coached by Phonse Kyne.
Melbourne
N. McMahen (capt.), R. Barassi, J. Beckwith, T. Bull, K. Carroll, D. Cordner, B. Dixon, B. Johnson, T. Johnson, C. Laidlaw, R. Lane, P. Marquis, G. McGivern, K. Melville, L. Mithen, I. Ridley, J. Sandral, S. Spencer, A. Webb, D. Williams
Collingwood
N. Mann (capt.), J. Hamilton (vice-capt.), M. Davidson, B. Dorman, R. Gabelich, A. Gooch, B. Greve, K. Hedt, B. Jones, R. Kingston, P. Lucas, T. Merrett, R. Richards, B. Serong, L. Sharp, K. Smale, F. Tuck, M. Twomey, M. Weideman, K. Wylie
Melbourne (11.13.79) defeated Collingwood (9.7.61).
Goalkickers
Melbourne: I. Ridley (4), S. Spencer (3), R. Barassi (2), B. Johnson (2)
Collingwood: K. Smale (3), M. Weideman (3), B. Jones (2), R. Richards
As a result of this match, Melbourne remained 1st on the ladder and Collingwood were then 6th on the ladder (down from 4th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1956 VFL Season
Round:
Round 7
Teams:
Melbourne
v
Collingwood
Date:
Saturday 26 May 1956
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
46,868
Match Results
Outcome:
Melbourne
def.
Collingwood
Score:
11.13.79 - 9.7.61
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne | 1 | . | 1 | 5 | . | 8 | 7 | . | 10 | 11 | . | 13 | 11 | . | 13 | (79) |
| Collingwood | 4 | . | 5 | 6 | . | 5 | 9 | . | 6 | 9 | . | 7 | 9 | . | 7 | (61) |
| Margin | COLL by 22 | COLL by 3 | COLL by 8 | MELB by 18 | MELB by 18 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Norm Smith
(Melbourne),
Phonse Kyne
(Collingwood)
Captains:
Noel McMahen
(Melbourne),
Neil Mann
(Collingwood)
Vice-Captains:
unknown
(Melbourne),
Jack Hamilton
(Collingwood)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
A. Nash
Player Statistics
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 | Barassi, Ron | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 30 | Beckwith, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Bull, Tony | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Carroll, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Cordner, Denis | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Dixon, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Johnson, Bob | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 14 | Johnson, Trevor | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Laidlaw, Clyde | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Lane, Ralph | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Marquis, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | McGivern, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | McMahen, Noel (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 38 | Melville, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Mithen, Laurie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Ridley, Ian | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 8 | Sandral, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Spencer, Stuart | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 15 | Webb, Athol | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Williams, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 11 | 13 | |||
Collingwood
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | Davidson, Max | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Dorman, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Gabelich, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Gooch, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Greve, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Hamilton, Jack (vc) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Hedt, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Jones, Bill | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 9 | Kingston, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Lucas, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Mann, Neil (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Merrett, Thorold | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Richards, Ron | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 22 | Serong, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Sharp, Lerrel | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Smale, Ken | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 24 | Tuck, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Twomey, Mick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Weideman, Murray | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 15 | Wylie, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 9 | 7 | |||